Dates: Tuesday, September 10, 3:00pm – Sunday, September 15, 11:30am; 5 nights
Sliding Scale: $1300-$600 PLUS a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 284R19.

This retreat has a short wait list. If you are interested in being a commuter (and you meet the prerequisite) or you would like to add your name to the residential wait list, please submit an application. You will need to choose one or the other. We do receive cancellations for residential spaces close to a retreat start, so the longer you’re able to wait, the better your chances of getting in.

Please Note: All scholarship funds, including Young Adult rates, have been allocated for this retreat.

If you are interested and need financial assistance, we may have a work exchange available.

Retreat Description:
Join us to practice insight meditation in sitting, walking, eating and daily activities to explore the deep well-being available from investigating Dharma through your own experience. Learn to recognize yourself as part of nature.

We will enter into a contemplative Buddhist retreat, simplifying our lives by letting go of reading, writing, cellphones, computers, sexual activity and recreational drugs/alcohol to help settle our minds and hearts. You will be expected to enter the retreat on the opening day and stay for the duration.

Dharma is for everyone but intensive silent retreat is only recommended for those with sufficient psychological stability. This retreat is not appropriate for those with recent trauma, fragile mental health, or who cannot be in silence for 5 nights. There will be guided meditations, dharma talks, and time for questions in groups.

Financial assistance is available for all Spirit Rock residential retreats. Our scholarship rate is $40/night and available for all those with financial hardship with special funds allocated to People of Color (POC), folks with serious medical conditions, and young adults (age 18-26). Scholarship funding is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Scholarships are budgeted per retreat and because they are in high demand, can run out quickly. We encourage you to register for a retreat as close as possible to the registration opening date (lotteries are an exception).

Dates: Sunday, January 26, 3:00pm – Friday, January 31, 11:30am; 5 nights
Sliding Scale: $1500 – $650, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 332R20.
12 CE credits available for $120, for psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors.
Will open for registration on 9/24/19.

Retreat Description:
This retreat will be a powerful and inspiring exploration of the essential wisdom dying has to teach about waking up fully to our lives. It will be valuable for those wanting to cultivate personal death awareness, healthcare professionals and those caring for family and friends.

Financial assistance is available for all Spirit Rock residential retreats. Our scholarship rate is $40/night and available for all those with financial hardship with special funds allocated to People of Color (POC), folks with serious medical conditions, and young adults (age 18-26). Scholarship funding is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Scholarships are budgeted per retreat and because they are in high demand, can run out quickly. We encourage you to register for a retreat as close as possible to the registration opening date (lotteries are an exception).

1. Describe practices to cultivate a compassionate appreciation for this precarious and precious life than improves well-being;
2. Use practices to increase individual capacity to remain present for suffering;
3. Describe how embracing impermanence as an essential truth can reduce suffering and improve emotional well-being;
4. Utilize techniques to reduce emotional overwhelm while caring for others
5. Utilize practices that contribute to acceptance and resilience in the face of suffering and fear;
6. Utilize practices that support receptivity and responsiveness;
7. Use compassion practices to enhanced resiliency and for self-care when caring for others;
8. List five guidelines for being with dying and living fully.